Most Popular Books by Fredrick McKissack

Messy Bessey learns a lesson about sharing when she cleans out her closet.

Messy Bessey discovers that with proper care her garden will flourish.

Ada por fin arregla su desordenado cuarto.

Bessey, la desordenada aprende una lección acerca de compartir cuando limpia su clóset.

A fun and engaging way for young children to figure out concepts and solving problems on his or her own. Rookie Readers (Ages 5-7) have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features full-color, often hilarious illustrations and engaging stories that always involve a young child figuring out concepts or solving problems on his or her own. After having fun at their family reunion, Messy Bessey''s family cleans up and leaves the park as beautiful as when they arrived.

Bessey finally cleans up her messy room. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

When Messy Bessey starts to clean up her desk at school, she inspires the rest of the class to clean up the entire room.

Insect characters introduce the concept of the alphabet.

An easy-to-read retelling of the fairy tale in which an ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

A beautifully illustrated book that tells the Christmas story in an unusual way by linking together the visits of the Christmas angels with the stories of six contemporary families. The well-known authors weave together the stories of families from many cultural backgrounds as they retell the ways God''s messengers proclaimed the birth of Jesus and show how his birth affects the lives of people today. Full-color illustrations.

A counting book from one big bug to ten polka-dotted bugs also introduces readers to simple addition

Presents incidents from the life of Moses, such as his being discovered as a baby by Pharaoh''s daughter and his receiving God''s laws on Mount Sinai.

Despite many setbacks, a little girl is determined to learn to ride a bicycle.

-- Elementary reading-level biographies of inspiring African Americans. -- Will satisfy the need for younger biographies written with simple text. -- Starting in 2001 and ending in 2002, these classic biographies will be revised. The revised editions are indicated with the text New! -- Each book contains a table of contents, a glossary, an index, and comfortably-sized type.

Recounts the Biblical stories about Abraham and how he became the "Father of many nations."